The Three Ages

(1923)

63 minutes

Comedy / Silent

Directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline

Cast:

Margaret Leahy as the Girl
Wallace Beery as the Villain
Buster Keaton as the Boy
Horace 'Kewpie' Morgan as The Emperor, Cave Man and Roman Thug
Lillian Lawrence as the Girl's Mother
Joe Roberts as the Girl's Father

Buster Keaton's first feature length film is a parody of the historical epics of D.W. Griffith and Cecil B. Demille. Hilarious three stories -- caveman, Roman and contemporary. It is a brilliant comedy with hilarious routines and stunts. Wallace Beery is great as Keaton's rival.